Middletown Adopts New Zoning Ordinance and Purchases Land
City commissioners finally read and approved an 86 page zoning ordinance replacing a 1932 rule. They sold Diver Mill property for 10000 dollars and bought water street land from Middletown Hydraulic Co for 1750 plus kept land for street widening. The panel also authorized an emergency measure for the hydraulic tract and discussed road, safety, and local facilities changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diver Mill
Central Avenue
Water Street
Middletown Hydraulic Co
Middletown Planning Commission
City Commission
Ladislas Segoe
Francis Carmody
Tilmon Ellison
Planning Commission
Highview Road
E. Central Ave
Ranch Inn Inc
Ranch Inn
Middletown
Hydraulic Canal
N. Water Street
City Water Works
City Garage
Local Firm Sued For 10513 In Butler County Case
Ronald Gunckle filed a 10513 suit in Butler County Common Pleas Court against Mid-Town Motors Inc. He alleges July 20 1955 false pretenses accusations led to his arrest without probable cause and reckless disregard for his rights. He claims humiliation mental anguish and loss of wages and seeks 10000 punitive damages 400 attorney fees and 113 compensatory damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Gunckle
Smith Ave
Mid-Town Motors, Inc
N. Main St
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Gunckle
Vincent A. Sisson
At The Movies Showtimes For Paramount Strand Colonial Dixie
Listings list showtimes for Paramount Strand Colonial and Dixie Cruise In theaters. Thursday and Friday feature Love Me or Leave Me Dam Busters Lady and the Tramp Silver Chalice Human Jungle West of the Pecos Death Row Seven Year Itch and Denomination GobI plus Vicky and other titles with afternoon and evening screenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Dixie Cruise
Gobi
Vicky
Woman Attacked by Masked Intruder on Yankee Road
A 30 year old woman from Middletown reported being grabbed and struck in the kitchen by a masked intruder wearing brown coveralls at 11:24 p.m. She escaped to the front porch and was not hospitalized. police searched the area but found no match for the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankee Road
Middletown
Paul Frisby
Delmas Birch
Services Draw Large Prison Farm Crowd
Mrs. Bertha Perkins reported a capacity audience for her monthly services at Leba non Prison Farm. Youth leaders Helen Ballinger of Bethlehem Methodist Church Cincinnati and Don Sommers of Columbia Methodist Church Cincinnati spoke. The Rev. Arnold Powell gave the invocation and Samuel Bal iwin led devotions. The program featured the Kincaid sisters the Rev and Mrs Louis Smith Odessa Parsons and Ruth and Charles Bal linger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Perkins
Lebanon Prison Farm
Helen Ballinger
Bethlehem Methodist Church
Cincinnati
Don Sommers
Columbia Methodist Church
Arnold Powell
Samuel Baliwin
Kincaid Sisters
Louis Smith
Odessa Parsons
Ruth
Charles Ballinger
Vendors urged to file Ohio sales tax returns this week
Mrs. Virginia Trumbo of the Ohio Department of Taxation visits Middletown to assist vendors with simplified semi annual forms. She warns the deadline is Saturday to avoid delinquency fines of one dollar per day. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and tomorrow, 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Middletown
Virginia Trumbo
Ohio Department of Taxation
State Department
Trumbo
Depuuty County
Sunset Pool sees record attendance as heat peaks
2,608 swimmers flocked to Sunset Pool yesterday the highest turnout of the year up 1,018 from the day before. Attendance at Yankee and Douglas pools reached 556 and 327 as lifeguard classes begin at all three pools led by Red Cross certified instructors Marvin Barker, Sarah ONeil, Robert Laundy and Charlotte Kramer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Pool
Ross Kramer
Pools
Yankee
Douglas
Kramer
Marvin Barker
Sarah O'Neil
Robert Laundy
Charlotte Kramer
Red Cross
Civil Service Head Resigns in Franklin
Wells Bridge resigned as chair of Franklin's Civil Service Commission citing business travel. Mayor John Shotwell accepted the resignation and had not named a replacement. Remaining commissioners are L. G. Shauhan and A. T. Stamper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Wells Bridge
Civil Service Commission
John Shotwell
L. G. Shawhan
A. T. Stamper
Young Davy's Are Rough With Birds
Sarasota Bird Club warns that the Davy Crockett craze has kids shooting birds. It urges parents to supervise youths with BB guns and small rifles and to restrict shooting to nonliving targets like cans rather than birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota
Fla
Backing Car Hits Rear On Rt 73 in Franklin
Two out of state cars collided at 9 25 a m yesterday at Rt 73 and Deardorf Road Franklin California plated car driven by John H Jestie 67 rear ended by Charles Hauge 63 of Indianapolis No injuries reported damage estimates 250 for Jestie 300 for Hauge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Rt. 73
Deardorf Road
California
John H. Jestie
Charles Hauge
Indianapolis
Jestie
Hauge
Agers Meet Despite Heat at Civic Association Session
Forty eight Golden Age Club members gathered in the Civic Association room for a meeting highlighted by Mary Lloyd Lane of Hamilton. Lane, head of the Hamilton Social Security Office and director at Hamilton Senior Citizens Inc., spoke about a clinic for aging issues and shared notes from a University of Michigan seminar. She described a European tour including Britain’s Queen Elizabeth coronation and discussed how European countries support aging citizens. The group also observed July birthdays and anniversaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Age Club
The
Civic Association
Mary Lloyd Lane
Hamilton
Lane
Social Security Office
Senior Citizens Inc
University of Michigan
Elizabeth
Police arrests update Middleton suspects on assault warrants
Two Middletonians Robert Wetzel and Leon Deck were arrested at home on assault and battery warrants. Early today William Taylor and Lester Spencer were arrested for careless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wetzel
Calumet Ave
Leon Deck
Meadow Ave
William Taylor
Navaho St
Lester Spencer
Somerville
Timetable for Rt 4 project announced in Ohio
Work on the Ohio Route 4 superhighway between Verity Parkway and Poasttown begins immediately after bids by Visintine & Co. Columbus won at 1 130 000 versus 1 096 500 estimated. Construction includes a temporary Middletown Hydraulic Canal bridge and a four lane Miami River bridge restart, with traffic kept on the old road through winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verity Parkway
Peasttown
Columbus
Ohio Department of Highways
Visintine & Co
Highway Department
Division 8
Visintine
L. B Gamble
Gamble
Middletown
Germantown Road
Verity
Miami River
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
Poasttown Bridge
Germantown
Poasttown
Safety Group Sounds Last Ballot Call
F. W. Chew urges Middletown Safety Council members to return ballots for the 1955 56 officer election. Ballots counted at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the Civic Association with results announced August 9. Ten board of controls seats three year terms and list of candidates includes leaders from Armco Steel Cincinnati Gas Electric WPFB Juvenile Court and other local firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Chew
Tellers Committee
Middletown Safety Council
The
Civic Association
Board of Controls
Joe Ayres
Armco Steel Corp
William Hart
WPFB
Arthur Hauselman
Hauselman Transportation Co
L. W. Howe
Howe Motor Co
Don C. Osborne
WK. Robinson
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
J. F. Seibold
C. E. Stutenroth
L. P. Rossman
First Church of the
George W Bryan
Lorg Paper Co
Dwight Kirk
Paramount Theater
Celia Lane
Middletown
William JD. Long
Long & Myers Insurance
Co. C. Mers Jr
Raymond Bay Co
Ray Melampv
Armco Steel Corn
Pat Miller
Logan Long Co
John Murray
United Welding Co
Oliver Smith
Manchester Hotel
Robert Truck
Middletown Public
Truck Fire Causes No Damage on Crawford Street
A harmless blaze in the bed of a city truck near 100 block Crawford Street yesterday caused no damage. Firefighters from Company 2 responded to the alarm at 10 a.m. and found hot material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford St
Company 2
Accident victim Robert Riley in semi conscious condition
Robert Riley a 13-year-old from Farmersville Ky remained semi conscious and confused at Middletown Hospital after a severe head injury from a bicycle collision with a car near Poasttown last Wednesday July 20. He is the son of James Riley of Morefork Ky and lives with grandparents Floyd and [unreadable] Cornett of Farmersville Rt 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Riley
Farmersville
Middletown Hospital
James Riley
Moresfork
Floyd Cornett
Farmersville Rt. 2
Young Riley
Poasttown
Three Escape From Lebanon Prison Farm
Three escapees fled the Lebanon Prison Farm between 10 and 11 p.m. last night. Eugene Sheets 29 Ralph Hicks 23 and Ernie Sloan 28 were identified with descriptive traits and heights. All wore overalls and fled from the facility. no further details were provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Lebanon
Eugene Sheets
Ralph Hicks
Ernie Sloan
Sheets
Hicks
Sloan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Old Diver Land
Charles W. Thompson
National Safety Council
Ohio Governor's
Carmody
C. B. Stiles
Everett Pieratt
Logan Ave
Plumbers Examining Board
Lady and the Tramp
Tytus Ave
Midway Roller Rink
Central Ave
Davy
Kresge’s
Louis B. Gaker
First National Bank
Rt. 25
Blue Ball & Monroe
aTtel
Benrus
Cord Band
Jewel Ladies
Elgin
Gruen, A
J. Bear Citation Eases
J. Exp. Band
Thornes
Sheaffer Eversharp
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